The Morning Download: IT Encroaches Into Military Applications

Editor

Good morning. Highly sophisticated technologies are weaving their way through the fabric of society, encompassing military, scientific and industrial endeavors. In many cases, the technologies themselves are not new, but their applications are. For example, some U.S. military advisers are recommending embedding technology in sophisticated weaponry that would allow them to be remotely disabled if they fall into the wrong hands, much as smartphones can be disabled when people leave their employers. Anthony H. Cordesman, an outside adviser to the Pentagon, tells CIO Journal, “It’s not a risk free option, but it’s a whole lot less risky than having [the weapons] without the technology.”

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